"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" has capped a winning evening at the British Academy Film Awards by taking the trophy for best picture. The British Academy Film Awards are Britain's equivalent of the Oscars. Frances McDormand has won the best actress prize at the British Academy Film Awards for her performance as a bereaved mother in "Three...

NEW YORK— A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed "Black Panther" to a record-setting $192 million debut in U.S. and Canada theaters, firmly establishing the superhero sensation as a box-office landmark. The Marvel film from the Walt Disney Co. blew past expectations to become the...

The Walt Disney Co. estimates Friday that the superhero movie earned $25.2 million from its Thursday preview screenings. It's the second biggest for a Marvel Studios film behind "Avengers: Age of Ultron," which earned $27.6 million in previews, and the best for the month of February. Internationally, the film has grossed $47 million in its first three days with...

Feb 13- Marvel Studios transported New York fashionistas to the mythical African nation of Wakanda where its highly anticipated superhero movie Black Panther takes place. While Wakanda may be fictional, the films costume designer Ruth E. Carter drew from real people and places, traveling across Africa to study the patterns, bead work and silhouettes of...

BEIJING— China plans to select 5,000 movie theaters to screen propaganda films and will boost their box office with group sales, discounted tickets and other financial backing. In keeping with the ruling Communist Party's latest initiatives, the policy intends to "guide thought and educate the people," said the statement, which was stamped Jan. 30.

NEW YORK— A proposed $500 million deal to sell Harvey Weinstein's movie studio appears in jeopardy after New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit that could catapult the company into bankruptcy as it smolders in the wake of dozens of sexual misconduct allegations against the Hollywood mogul. The Weinstein Co.' s board will not consider completing a sale...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12- Some film critics are calling it the best Marvel movie so far; others say it's a correction after years of neglecting minority talent in Hollywood. The movie, directed by Ryan Coogler and also featuring Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, Forest Whittaker and Daniel Kaluuya, arrives to stellar reviews after years of criticism about the...

At a post-earnings call with analysts on Wednesday, Chairman Charlie Ergen responding to a question on slower growth for Sling TV said he was not worried about that, but did note that monthly churn is high across all the online streaming services as many people sign up for free trials and then cancel. Dish had 14 million subscribers in January 2015 when it...

Dish had 14 million subscribers in January 2015 before it launched the initiative, which started $20 per-month Sling TV subscriptions with a slim bundle of channels to target younger consumers avoiding pricey cable and satellite subscriptions. Jefferies analyst Scott Goldman said Dish's average revenue per user of $84.63 was below his estimate of $85.71...

Jefferies analyst Scott Goldman said that the numbers for both services beat his estimates, but that Dish's average revenue per user of $84.63 was below his estimate of $85.71 and Wall Street estimate of $86.10. The company added about 39,000 pay-TV subscriber on a net basis in the fourth quarter, including 75,000 reactivations in Puerto Rico and the U.S....